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Number of accommodations: 38
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (1140)
What Guests Are Saying
Plaskett Creek Campground offers a beautiful, peaceful setting just a short walk from Sand Dollar Beach, making it a great spot for camping. Many visitors praised the friendly camp hosts and the spacious, scenic environment, ideal for families and pets. However, the campground faces criticism due to the lack of potable water and restroom facilities, with porta potties being the only option, which some found unsatisfactory.
What Guests Are Saying
Plaskett Creek Campground offers a beautiful, peaceful setting just a short walk from Sand Dollar Beach, making it a great spot for camping. Many visitors praised the friendly camp hosts and the spacious, scenic environment, ideal for families and pets. However, the campground faces criticism due to the lack of potable water and restroom facilities, with porta potties being the only option, which some found unsatisfactory.
Review Summary
Rene L
VerifiedOctober 9, 2022 • Stayed at: 007, Loop: PLASKETT CREEK CAMPGROUND
Good view into the sea, noise from traffic at night.
Franco G
VerifiedOctober 9, 2022 • Stayed at: GS1, Loop: PLAS
We paid for a big, grassy campsite with back-in parking. Instead, we found a dirt-only, small group campsite mostly on an incline, with no water close by and a huge staircase between the parking lot and the site. Not recommended
Rene L
VerifiedOctober 9, 2022 • Stayed at: 007, Loop: PLASKETT CREEK CAMPGROUND
Good view into the sea, noise from traffic at night.
Helena L
VerifiedOctober 14, 2022 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: PLASKETT CREEK CAMPGROUND
I love Plaskett Creek! It's always been one of my favorite campgrounds in California. I was excited to see the changes over the years to modern toilets from the old pit toilets. That was a real treat. Sad that there is a water issue now and we have to use porta potties! I noticed it has become a huge surfer destination and it is fun to see all the families with their children. For the most part those families seem conscious of the sacred environment, however, some are not and leave behind a lot of unnecessary waste like plastic and cans. I found trash in the area behind the trees at campsite 38. Bummer! I have been coming to this campground for decades now, since 1984, and have seen firsthand the huge amount of people who converge here now. I hope I can keep coming without seeing the trash those neighbors continuously leave behind. I love this stretch of the California coast and would love to see it left pristine for the generations to come. My daughter has been coming here too since she was 4 years old and also loves this place. Thank you for continuing the progress mindfully. Thank you to the staff who run a tight ship at Plaskett with love and consciousness. Especially thank you to the firefighters who continually keep this area of the coast protected and safe! I encourage all future campers to take all recyclable materials home with you to discard and stay away from single use plastic if possible. Happy regards to all future campers let's protect Plaskett Creek campgound like it was your own home because it is. Blessings
Helena L
VerifiedOctober 14, 2022 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: PLASKETT CREEK CAMPGROUND
I love Plaskett Creek! It's always been one of my favorite campgrounds in California. I was excited to see the changes over the years to modern toilets from the old pit toilets. That was a real treat. Sad that there is a water issue now and we have to use porta potties! I noticed it has become a huge surfer destination and it is fun to see all the families with their children. For the most part those families seem conscious of the sacred environment, however, some are not and leave behind a lot of unnecessary waste like plastic and cans. I found trash in the area behind the trees at campsite 38. Bummer! I have been coming to this campground for decades now, since 1984, and have seen firsthand the huge amount of people who converge here now. I hope I can keep coming without seeing the trash those neighbors continuously leave behind. I love this stretch of the California coast and would love to see it left pristine for the generations to come. My daughter has been coming here too since she was 4 years old and also loves this place. Thank you for continuing the progress mindfully. Thank you to the staff who run a tight ship at Plaskett with love and consciousness. Especially thank you to the firefighters who continually keep this area of the coast protected and safe! I encourage all future campers to take all recyclable materials home with you to discard and stay away from single use plastic if possible. Happy regards to all future campers let's protect Plaskett Creek campgound like it was your own home because it is. Blessings
Luis G
VerifiedOctober 25, 2022 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: PLASKETT CREEK CAMPGROUND
2 nights in a row a generator was on from 6pm until midnight and then started again from 7am to 10am in the morning.
How do you expect people to relax under those conditions, the host should be penalized for not complying with your own rules.
I just simply don't understand how can you charge, knowing in advanced that you don't have the conditions to offer a relax and quite stay.
Luis G
VerifiedOctober 25, 2022 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: PLASKETT CREEK CAMPGROUND
2 nights in a row a generator was on from 6pm until midnight and then started again from 7am to 10am in the morning.
How do you expect people to relax under those conditions, the host should be penalized for not complying with your own rules.
I just simply don't understand how can you charge, knowing in advanced that you don't have the conditions to offer a relax and quite stay.
Sadie B
VerifiedOctober 26, 2022 • Stayed at: 031, Loop: PLASKETT CREEK CAMPGROUND
Camp host was super friendly and helpful. Views were incredible and the campsite I had was very spacious. Access to the ocean trails were super convenient and incredibly beautiful.
Sadie B
VerifiedOctober 26, 2022 • Stayed at: 031, Loop: PLASKETT CREEK CAMPGROUND
Camp host was super friendly and helpful. Views were incredible and the campsite I had was very spacious. Access to the ocean trails were super convenient and incredibly beautiful.
Gary P
VerifiedOctober 31, 2022 • Stayed at: 031, Loop: PLASKETT CREEK CAMPGROUND
We love Plaskett, but the maintenance of the facilities has slipped. All of the restrooms were closed (at least the port-a-potties were clean). There is still no potable water in the faucets (what gives?). We were lucky that we brought enough drinking water. The drains under the faucets were all clogged, creating a quagmire you had to reach over to get water.
In spite of the draught, campfires were allowed. This would have been acceptable, except our neighbors built a HUGE bonfire with 10-foot+ flames coming close to tree branches. They ignored our concerns, and there was no one with authority present to monitor the situation. Finally, the reservation by internet system is a mess. Many sites are empty, but unavailable. I tried to cancel the last night of my reservation so someone else could use the site, but was unable to. The camp host could only tell me to go on-line, but there is no reception at Plaskett. So I paid for a site I could not use, and no one else could, either.
Location Plaskett Creek Campground
Address:
Big Sur, CA, 93920
United States
Hwy 1 is TEMPORARILY CLOSED from the Monterey area
From San Luis Obispo, travel north on Highway 1 for approximately 65 miles to the campground.
Plaskett Creek Campground is accessible via Highway 1, approximately 65 miles north from San Luis Obispo.
Elevation: 118 feet
34 mi drive to downtown Big Sur (about 52 min)
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Last updated: August 23, 2026